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Method for treating ocular cancer

Assignee: DYER MICHAEL APriority: Jul 28, 2006Filed: Sep 27, 2011Granted: Jun 25, 2013

Est. expiryJul 28, 2026(~0.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

Inventors:Michael Dyer Jean-Christophe Marine Aart Gerrit Jochemsen R. Kip Guy Fangyi Zhu

A61K 45/06A61K 31/4745A61P 35/00A61K 31/496

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Compositions and methods for treating ocular cancer are provided. The composition is a subconjunctival formulation of nutlin-3 and its analogs. The composition provides for methods of treating ocular cancer, including retinoblastoma. The formulation has high penetration into ocular tissue with low toxicity.

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       1. A composition for treating ocular cancer comprising an effective amount of nutlin-3 or a nutlin-3 analog in a solution consisting of polypropylene glycol (pPPG), propropolene glycol (PPG), polyoxyl 35 castor oil (Cremophor eL), and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), wherein said nutlin-3 analog is nutlin-3a. 
     
     
       2. The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the solution consists of 15% pPPG, up to 10% PPG, 5% Cremophor eL, and 70% PBS. 
     
     
       3. The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is co-administered with an antineoplastic agent. 
     
     
       4. The composition of  claim 3 , wherein the antineoplastic agent is topotecan.

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